First-class award flights from Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)

The lowest one-way first-class award each program showed on MXP→SHA, sorted by points.

Program	Points + taxes	Stops	Airlines seen	Seats	Dates seen	Newest observation
Qantas Frequent FlyerLowest observed	205,000 pts + $889.68	1 stop	EK	1	12	Nov 3, 2026, 04:37 UTC	See dates
United MileagePlus	220,000 pts + $56.90Mixed cabin	2 stops	CAENLH	4	7	Nov 2, 2026, 09:44 UTC	See dates

Not seen in first class: Air Canada Aeroplan, Etihad Guest, GOL Smiles and Air France/KLM Flying Blue.

Not seen means AwardTool hasn't observed this cabin on this route in the last 30 days. It doesn't mean the airline has no seats. Dates seen counts departure dates with an open award in that cabin at any price; newest observation is the latest time AwardTool saw one of them. Seats is the count the program reported when we observed it; some programs report at most 9.

Observed first-class award examples

Awards AwardTool observed for departures in the next 60 days (one way, per traveler)

Departure	Program	Points + taxes	Seats	Stops	Observed (UTC)
Nov 13, 2026	Qantas Frequent Flyer	205,000 pts + $889.68	1	1 stop	Oct 17, 2026, 06:02 UTC	Check this date
Nov 15, 2026	Qantas Frequent Flyer	205,000 pts + $889.68	1	1 stop	Oct 17, 2026, 06:02 UTC	Check this date

Prices are one-way per traveler: the program's points or miles plus taxes and carrier fees in USD, as AwardTool observed them in the observation window. Award space changes constantly. A seat we saw may be gone, and space we haven't seen may exist. Always confirm with a live search before transferring points; most transfers can't be reversed.

How often first-class award space showed up

Departure dates in the next 365 days that AwardTool checked for each program in the last 30 days, how many had first-class award space at any price, and the latest departure with space.

Program	Dates with space	Share of dates checked	Latest departure with space
Qantas Frequent Flyer	12 of 34	35%	May 13, 2027
United MileagePlus	7 of 27	25%	May 13, 2027

First class compared with economy, by program

Each program's lowest one-way first-class and economy awards on MXP→SHA, in its own points or miles, and how many times the economy points the first-class award needed. — in the last column means one of the two is a mixed-cabin award or was not seen on 2 or more dates.

Each program's lowest one-way first-class award by departure month, in its own points or miles, with the taxes of that month's lowest award and the program's open dates that month under it. A price without taxes had none reported for that month. — means the program showed no first-class space that month.

Lowest prices among the dates we observed, by departure month. A record, not a forecast.

Program	Nov 2026	May 2027
Qantas Frequent Flyerpoints	205,000+ $889.68 · 8 dates	205,0004 dates
United MileagePlusmiles	—	220,000+ $56.90 · 7 dates · Mixed cabin

Airlines seen in first class

Airlines that appeared on the award itineraries AwardTool observed, and the programs that showed them.

• Air China (CA): United MileagePlus
• Emirates (EK): Qantas Frequent Flyer
• Air Dolomiti (EN): United MileagePlus
• Lufthansa (LH): United MileagePlus

First class on nearby routes

The lowest first-class award AwardTool observed on related routes, as each route's page shows it: the return direction, other airports in the same cities, and more routes from Milan Malpensa (MXP) and to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA). One way, in the program's points or miles, with that award's taxes when the data has them.

Route	Lowest observed	Program	Dates seen
Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA) to Milan Malpensa (MXP)Return direction	205,000 points + $791.48	Qantas Frequent Flyer	2
Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Shanghai Pudong (PVG)Another Shanghai airport	205,000 points + $891.45	Qantas Frequent Flyer	110
Milan Malpensa (MXP) to San Francisco (SFO)Also from MXP	66,373 miles + $994.19	Lufthansa Miles & More	20
Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Los Angeles (LAX)Also from MXP	66,373 miles + $990.89	Lufthansa Miles & More	26
Milan Malpensa (MXP) to Chicago O’Hare (ORD)Also from MXP	69,440 miles + $994.49	Lufthansa Miles & More	110
Los Angeles (LAX) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	299,300 points + $1,254.00	Qantas Frequent Flyer	3
Washington Dulles (IAD) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	299,300 points + $1,254.00	Qantas Frequent Flyer	15
Beijing Capital (PEK) to Shanghai Hongqiao (SHA)Also to SHA	30,000 miles + $28.50Nonstop	Air France/KLM Flying Blue	119

US card points to program miles or points: ratio and typical transfer time

Program	Amex	Bilt	Capital One	Chase	Citi	Wells Fargo
Qantas Frequent Flyer	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · ~1-2 days	—	1:1 · Instant	—
United MileagePlus	—	1:1 · Instant	—	1:1 · Instant	—	—

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